Sweden at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:SWE
Nocname:Swedish Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2012
Website: 
Location:London
Competitors:134
Sports:20
Flagbearer:Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (opening)
Fredrik Lööf (closing)
Rank:37
Gold:1
Silver:4
Bronze:3
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 25 July to 12 August 2012. Swedish athletes have competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Swedish Olympic Committee (Swedish: Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté, SOK) sent a total of 134 athletes to the Games, 55 men and 79 women, to compete in 20 sports. For the second consecutive time in its Olympic history, Sweden was represented by more female than male athletes.

Sweden left London with a total of 8 Olympic medals (1 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze), tying with Tokyo and Atlanta for the overall highest medal count. Two medals each were awarded to athletes in sailing and wrestling, and one each in equestrian, handball, and triathlon. For the first time since 1992, Sweden won more than a single Olympic medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Among the nation's medalists were Star sailors Fredrik Lööf and Max Salminen, who together won Sweden's only gold medal in London, the nation's first in eight years. Lisa Nordén, who finished eighteenth in Beijing, became the first Swedish athlete to win an Olympic medal in women's triathlon. Meanwhile, equestrian eventing rider Sara Algotsson Ostholt won the nation's only silver medal in her sport. Sweden's team-based athletes also equalled their previous best Olympic results after 12 years, as they achieved a silver medal in men's handball. Several Swedish athletes narrowly missed out on the medal places in their events, including long jumper Michel Tornéus, singles sculls rower Lassi Karonen, swimmers Sarah Sjöström and Therese Alshammar, and sprint kayakers Sofia Paldanius and Anders Gustafsson.

Medalists

Medals by sport
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Delegation

Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (SOK) selected a team of 134 athletes, 55 men and 79 women, to compete in 20 sports; it was the nation's fourteenth largest team sent to the Olympics outside the host nation. Handball and women's football were the only team-based sports in which Sweden had its representation in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in archery, badminton, mountain biking, judo, and triathlon. Sailing was the largest team by individual-based sport, with a total of 14 competitors. Sweden also marked its Olympic return in men's handball after a twelve-year absence.

The Swedish team featured past Olympic medalists, four of them from Beijing (road cyclists Gustav Larsson and Emma Johansson, sailor Fredrik Lööf in the Star class, and equestrian show jumper Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, who competed at his fifth Olympics). For being the oldest and most experienced athlete, Bengtsson, at age 50, was Sweden's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Table tennis player Jörgen Persson became the second Swedish athlete to compete in seven Olympic games, tying the record set by pistol shooter and former Olympic record holder Ragnar Skanåker. Dressage rider Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvén, and butterfly swimmer Lars Frölander, along with Lööf, competed at their sixth Olympics. Meanwhile, four other Swedish athletes made their fifth Olympic appearance, along with Bengtsson: equestrian eventing rider Linda Algotsson, freestyle swimmer Therese Alshammar, and sprint kayak pair and double Olympic medalists Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson. Gymnast Jonna Adlerteg, at age 17, was the youngest athlete of the team.

Other notable Swedish athletes featured sprint kayaker and world champion Anders Gustafsson, butterfly swimmer and triple European champion Sarah Sjöström, tennis doubles specialist Robert Lindstedt, triathlete and former World Series champion Lisa Nordén, and equestrian eventing rider Sara Algotsson Ostholt, who made her Olympic comeback in London after a twelve-year absence.

| width=78% align=left valign=top |The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in football and handball are not counted as athletes:

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Archery0 1 1
Athletics3 6 9
Badminton1 0 1
Boxing2 1 3
Canoeing3 3 6
Cycling1 4 5
Diving1 1 2
Equestrian6 6 12
Football0 18 18
Gymnastics0 1 1
Handball14 14 28
Judo1 0 1
Rowing1 1 2
Sailing8 6 14
Shooting3 1 4
Swimming2 9 11
Table tennis3 0 3
Taekwondo1 1 2
Tennis2 1 3
Triathlon0 1 1
Wrestling3 3 6
Total 55 79 134

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Swedish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[1]

Key
Men
  • Field events
  • AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Kim AmbJavelin throw78.9418Did not advance
    Alhaji JengPole vaultDid not advance
    Michel TornéusLong jump8.036 q8.114
    Women
  • Track & road events
  • AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Isabellah AnderssonMarathon2:27:3618
    Moa Hjelmer400 m52.864Did not advance
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Angelica BengtssonPole vault4.25=19Did not advance
    Emma Green Tregaroalign=left rowspan=2High jump1.93=2 q1.938
    Ebba Jungmark1.85=20Did not advance
    Combined events – Heptathlon
    AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
    Jessica SamuelssonResult13.581.7714.1824.256.1842.022:11.316300 PB14
    Points1039941806957905706946

    Badminton

    See main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. After the 2012 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, Sweden has qualified two boxers.[2] Anna Laurell received a wild card.[3]

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Salamo N'tuveFlyweight
    L 8–13
    Did not advance
    Anthony YigitLight welterweight
    W 13–9

    L 23–24
    Did not advance
    Women

    Canoeing

    See main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Sprint

    AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinals
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Anders GustafssonMen's K-1 1000 m3:34.4191 Q3:31.1493 FA3:29.9195
    Henrik Nilsson
    Markus Oscarsson
    Men's K-2 1000 m3:16.5903 Q3:13.1251 FA3:11.8035
    align=left rowspan=2Sofia PaldaniusWomen's K-1 200 m42.5962 Q42.6886Did not advance
    Women's K-1 500 m1:51.2121 Q1:51.9453 FA1:53.1974
    Karin Johansson
    Josefin Nordlöw
    Women's K-2 500 m1:44.4371 Q1:44.0256 FB1:45.36710
    Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Road

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Gustav LarssonMen's road race5:46:3776
    Men's time trial54:35.2616
    align=left rowspan=2Emilia FahlinWomen's road race3:35:5619
    Women's time trial41:15.8617
    align=left rowspan=2Emma JohanssonWomen's road race3:35:566
    Women's time trial40:38.5614
    Isabelle SöderbergWomen's road race

    Mountain biking

    Diving

    See main article: Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    Women

    Equestrian

    See main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Dressage

    Sweden has qualified one team and three individual quota places after finishing in fourth place at the 2011 European Dressage Championship.[4] Rose Mathisen is a reserve in the team dressage event.

    AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
    ScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
    Patrik KittelScandicalign=left rowspan=3Individual74.07315 Q74.07914 Q75.75081.71478.73214
    Minna TeldeSantana67.47744 Q72.27020Did not advance
    Tinne Vilhelmsson-SilfvénDon Auriello74.27114 Q74.06315 Q76.14382.42979.28611
    Patrik Kittel
    Minna Telde
    Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvén
    See aboveTeam71.9407 Q73.471572.7065

    Eventing

    Sweden has qualified one team and five quota places in the individual event after finishing in fourth place at the 2011 European Eventing Championships.[5]

    AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
    QualifierFinal
    PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
    Linda AlgotssonLa Fairalign=left rowspan=5Individual59.80=6220.0079.80430.0079.8036Did not advance79.8036
    Sara Algotsson OstholtWega39.30=40.0039.30=10.0039.301 Q4.0043.30243.30
    Niklas LindbäckMister Pooh45.20222.8048.00139.0057.0020 Q11.0068.001868.0018
    Malin PetersenSofarsogood60.40650.8061.20306.0067.2026Did not advance67.2026
    Ludvig SvennerstålShamwari43.70160.4044.1078.0052.1011 Q20.0072.102072.1020
    Linda Algotsson
    Sara Algotsson Ostholt
    Niklas Lindbäck
    Malin Petersen
    Ludvig Svennerstål
    See aboveTeam128.20=43.20131.40317.00148.404148.404

    Jumping

    After the 2011 European Championships, Sweden has qualified four quota places in the individual event and one place in the team event.[6]

    AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
    Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
    PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
    Rolf-Göran BengtssonCasall La Sillaalign=left rowspan=4Individual0=1 Q00=1 Q88=11 QDid not start
    Lisen Bratt FredricsonMatrix42=72Did not advance42=72
    Henrik von EckermannAllerdings0=1 Q00=1 Q1616=33 Q8=23Did not advance8=23
    Jens FredricsonLunatic0=1 Q88=31 Q412=26 Q9=26Did not advance9=26
    Rolf-Göran Bengtsson
    Lisen Bratt Fredricson
    Henrik von Eckermann
    Jens Fredricson
    See aboveTeam4=22428=628=6

    Football

    See main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Summary

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Sweden women's football team qualified for the event by finishing as the best of the European teams in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]

    Team roster
    Preliminary round------------
  • Quarterfinal
  • Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Jonna Adlerteg ensured a quota place at the 2012 Olympic Test Event.[8]

    Artistic

    Women
    Adlerteg was ranked 31st in the uneven bars event, 63rd in the balance beam event, and 70th in the floor event.

    Handball

    See main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Summary
    TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Sweden men'sMen's tournament
    W 28–21

    W 41–19

    L 32–33

    W 29–13

    L 26–29
    3 Q
    W 24–22

    W 27–26

    L 21–22
    Sweden women'sWomen's tournament
    L 18–21

    L 21–24

    L 17–29

    L 24–25

    L 28–32
    6Did not advance11

    Sweden women's handball team qualified to the Olympic Games as runners-up from the European Championships,[9] and the men's team qualified through the IHF Qualification Tournament.

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Team roster
    Group play--------------------
  • Quarter-final----
  • Semi-final----
  • Gold medal match
  • Women's tournament

    See main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Team roster
    Group play----------------

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Sweden qualified two boats at the 2011 World Championships.

    Men
    Women
    Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2011 World Championships in Perth, Sweden qualified boats in all classes with Swedish participation.[10]

    Men
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Rasmus MyrgrenLaser115452510491021272
    Daniel BirgmarkFinn17514199101210812909
    Anton Dahlberg
    Sebastian Östling
    47046814139142422132012310
    Fredrik Lööf
    Max Salminen
    Star10441534125232
    Women
  • Fleet racing
  • AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Josefin OlssonLaser Radial251751814242929514EL15118
    Lisa Ericson
    Astrid Gabrielsson
    4701712119162019131820EL12819
    Match racing
    AthleteEventRound robinRankKnockoutsRank
    valign=middleQ-finalvalign=middleS-finalvalign=middleFinal
    Lotta Harrysson
    Malin Källström
    Anna Kjellberg
    Elliott 6mLLLLLLLLLLW=11Did not advance=11
    Open
    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Sweden has qualified four quota places in the shooting events.[11]

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Håkan DahlbyDouble trap1375 Q186
    Stefan Nilssonalign=left rowspan=2Skeet11815Did not advance
    Marcus Svensson1197Did not advance
    Women

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Lars Frölander100 m butterfly52.4720Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Stefan Nystrand50 m freestyle22.3217Did not advance
    100 m freestyle49.5525Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Therese Alshammar50 m freestyle24.776 Q24.718 Q24.616
    100 m freestyleDid not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Stina Gardell200 m individual medley2:14.7020Did not advance
    400 m individual medley4:41.6614Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Martina Granström100 m butterfly58.7014 Q58.9515Did not advance
    200 m butterfly2:08.9413 Q2:07.83 NR10Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Joline Höstman100 m breaststroke1:08.2819Did not advance
    200 m breaststroke2:25.446 Q2:24.7710Did not advance
    Jennie Johansson100 m breaststroke1:07.148 Q1:07.5710Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=4Sarah Sjöström50 m freestyle24.94=10 Q25.0814Did not advance
    100 m freestyle54.26=10 Q53.939Did not advance
    200 m freestyle1:58.03=7 Q1:58.1212Did not advance
    100 m butterfly57.454 Q57.274 Q57.174
    Therese Svendsen100 m backstroke1:03.1135Did not advance
    Therese Alshammar 4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:38.21=7 Q
    Michelle Coleman
    Gabriella Fagundez
    Martina Granström
    Joline Höstman
    Ida Marko-Varga
    Therese Svendsen
    4 × 100 m medley relay4:00.76 NR10Did not advance

    Table tennis

    See main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Sweden has qualified two men in the men's singles event,[12] and one woman. Kristian Karlsson is selected as reserve in the men's team event.

    AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Pär Gerellalign=left rowspan=2Men's singles
    L 3–4
    Did not advance
    Jörgen Persson
    W 4–1

    L 0–4
    Did not advance
    Pär Gerell
    Jens Lundqvist
    Jörgen Persson
    Men's team
    L 1–3
    Did not advance

    Taekwondo

    See main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Elin Johansson has ensured a quota place for Sweden in the women's 67 kg by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament.[13]

    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze medalFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Uno SanliMen's −58 kg
    L 6–7
    Did not advance
    L 1–4
    Did not advance
    Elin JohanssonWomen's −67 kg
    W 6–0

    L 3–6
    Did not advance

    Tennis

    See main article: Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Johan Brunström
    Robert Lindstedt
    Men's doubles
    W 7–6(10–8), 6–3

    L 3–6, 2–6
    Did not advance
    Sofia ArvidssonWomen's singles
    L 6–7(3–7), 4–6
    Did not advance
    Sofia Arvidsson
    Robert Lindstedt
    Mixed doubles
    L 3–6, 6–4, 8–10
    Did not advance

    Triathlon

    See main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Sweden has qualified three quota places in the men's Greco-Roman wrestling, and three other quota places in the women's freestyle wrestling.

    Key
    Men's Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Robert Rosengren−74 kg
    W 3–1

    L 1–3
    Did not advance9
    Jimmy Lidberg−96 kg
    W 3–0

    L 0–3
    Did not advance
    W 3–1

    W 3–1
    Johan Eurén−120 kg
    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    L 1–3

    W 3–1
    Women's freestyle
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Sofia Mattsson−55 kg
    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    L 1–3
    Did not advance7
    Henna Johansson−63 kg
    W 3–1

    L 0–3
    Did not advance
    L 1–3
    Did not advance10
    Jenny Fransson−72 kg
    W 3–1

    L 0–3
    Did not advance
    L 1–3
    Did not advance9

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

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    2. Web site: Men's Light Welter 64kg. 7 October 2011. AIBA. 7 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111027013020/http://88.85.4.2/pdf/000079/C75W64.PDF. 27 October 2011.
    3. Web site: Laurell klar för OS. 18 June 2012. SVD. 18 June 2012.
    4. Web site: FEI European Dressage Championships – Team Competition. 18 August 2011. FEI. 18 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110925045229/http://www.ecdressage2011.com/result/team/1. 25 September 2011.
    5. Web site: TEAM STANDINGS. 28 August 2011. FEI. 28 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111001041642/http://www.luhmuehlen.de/files/EM_Ergebnisse/ch-eu_010_ermanspr.pdf. 1 October 2011.
    6. Web site: FEI European Jumping Championship 2011 Team Standings. FEI. 20 September 2011.
    7. Web site: Swede dreams continue . https://web.archive.org/web/20110712220836/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=255995/match=300144448/summary.html . dead . July 12, 2011 . 10 July 2011 . FIFA.com . 10 July 2011.
    8. Web site: Qualification Results. FIG. 11 January 2012. 21 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130721052234/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2012/eu/gbr/ogtestart/wagqaa.pdf. dead.
    9. Web site: 2012 Olympic Qual (Women). Team Handball News. 2 June 2011.
    10. Web site: Alla nationsplatser säkrade när VM avslutades i söndags. SSF. sv. 2012-01-12. https://archive.today/20120912192342/http://www.svensksegling.se/Elitsegling/Nyheter/2011/4ekvart/AllanationsplatsersakradenarVMavslutadesisondags/. 2012-09-12. dead.
    11. Web site: Quota places by NATION and Name . 8 March 2011 . ISSF . 26 May 2011 . 5 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140405211236/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx . dead .
    12. Web site: ITTF World Ranking. 16 May 2010. ITTF. 26 May 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110809193041/http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2012OG/Players_byWR_OG2012.pdf. 9 August 2011.
    13. Web site: Competition Results (Day 1 of World Qualification Tournament on June 30 in Baku, Azerbaijan) . 3 July 2011 . World Taekwondo Federation.